Geochemistry of Quaternary sediments of the Jeongokri archaeological site, Korea: Implications for provenance and palaeoenvironments during the Late Pleistocene

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-268

  Kim, Jin Cheul ^a   Lee, Yong Il ^b   Lim, Hyoun Soo ^c   Yi, Seonbok ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chinese Loess Plateau; East Asian monsoon; Korean Peninsula; Provenance; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA; KOREA; LOESS PLATEAU; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84859561675     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1540     Document Type: Article

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